Rancho San Diego

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,076 acres · 1,246 state, 1,830 local 55%
  2. High 548 acres · 8 state, 540 local 10%
  3. Moderate 374 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 1,406 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 161 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  5,564 acres of land in all, 1,253 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,150 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2,473 acres here
  2. 1950 Sequan #2 Fire 5,332 acres in total 1,838 acres here
  3. 1983 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 141 acres here
  4. 1983 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 109 acres here
  5. 2020 Willows Fire 58 acres here
  6. 2009 Willow 3 Fire 55 acres here
  7. 1983 Unnamed fire 56 acres in total 55 acres here
  8. 1945 Unnamed fire 708 acres in total 38 acres here
  9. 2022 Willow 8 Fire 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2022 Willow 8 Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 2,606 acres of Rancho San Diego have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history